2015 Texas Longhorns baseball team

The 2015 Texas Longhorns baseball team will represent the University of Texas at Austin during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns will play their home games at UFCU Disch–Falk Field as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They will be led by head coach Augie Garrido, in his 19th season at Texas.

2015 Texas Longhorns baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
2015 record26–25 (11–13 Big 12)
Head coachAugie Garrido (19th season)
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumUFCU Disch–Falk Field
2015 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 TCU ‍†‍‍y 18–5 .783  51–15 .773
No. 19 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 14–8 .636  38–20 .655
Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 13–11 .542  34–27 .557
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 13–11 .542  31–24 .564
Texas ‍‍‡‍y 11–13 .458  30–27 .526
Kansas State ‍‍‍ 10–14 .417  27–30 .474
West Virginia ‍‍‍ 9–13 .409  27–27 .500
Baylor ‍‍‍ 9–15 .375  23–32 .418
Kansas ‍‍‍ 8–15 .348  23–32 .418
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

Previous Season

In 2014, the Longhorns finished the season 5th in the Big 12 with a record of 46–21, 13–11 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament, and were eliminated in the semifinals. They qualified for the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, and were placed in the Houston Regional, along with host Rice, former conference rival Texas A&M, and George Mason. In their first game, the Longhorns defeated Texas A&M by a score of 8–1, and then defeated Rice, 3–2, in 11 innings. In the regional final, the Longhorns again matched up with Texas A&M, and dropped game one to the Aggies, 2–3. However, they rebounded to win game two by a score of 4–1, and advanced to the Super Regional, of which they were selected as hosts. In the Super Regional, they were matched up with Houston, and swept the Cougars, 4–2 and 4–0, to advance to the College World Series.

In the College World Series, Texas opened up against UC Irvine and lost 1–3. In the loser's bracket, they rebounded to defeat Louisville, 4–1, and then defeated the Anteaters in a rematch, 1–0. In the semifinals, the Longhorns defeated Vanderbilt in the first game, 4–0, before falling in 10 innings to the eventual national champions by a score of 3–4.

Personnel

Roster
2015 Texas Longhorns roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 5 - Andy McGuire - Sophomore
  • 13 - Tyler Schimpf - Freshman
  • 19 - Connor Mayes - Freshman
  • 24 - Parker French - Senior
  • 27 - Travis Duke - Junior
  • 29 - Jon Malmin - Sophomore
  • 30 - Josh Sawyer - Sophomore
  • 31 - Chad Hollingsworth - Junior
  • 34 - Kyle Johnston - Freshman
  • 35 - Blake Goins - Sophomore
  • 38 - Ty Culbreth - Junior
  • 39 - James Swan - Freshman
  • 41 - Morgan Cooper - Sophomore
  • 43 - Chance Callihan - Freshman
  • 48 - Ty Marlow - Senior
  • 49 - Parker Joe Robinson - Freshman
  • 51 - Jake McKenzie - Freshman
  • 52 - Tate Shaw - Freshman
  • 53 - Kirby Bellow - Senior
  • 57 - Eric Dunbar - Sophomore
  

Catchers

  • 1 - Tres Barrera - Sophomore
  • 7 - Michael Cantu - Freshman
  • 32 - Michael McCann - Freshman
  • 45 - Grant Martin - Senior
  • 46 - James Barton - Junior


Infielders

  • 6 - Connor Macalla - Freshman
  • 8 - Brooks Marlow - Senior
  • 9 - C.J. Hinojosa - Junior
  • 12 - Joe Baker - Freshman
  • 11 - Travis Jones - Freshman
  • 17 - Bret Boswell - Freshman
  • 42 - Kacy Clemens - Sophomore
  

Outfielders

  • 2 - Kaleb Denny - Freshman
  • 4 - Collin Shaw - Senior
  • 14 - Ben Johnson - Junior
  • 33 - Patrick Mathis - Freshman
  • 40 - Taylor Stell - Junior
  • 47 - Ben Kennedy - Freshman
  • 50 - Zane Gurwitz - Sophomore
  

Coaching Staff
NamePositionSeasons at
Texas		Alma Mater
Augie GarridoHead Coach19Fresno State University (1961)
Skip JohnsonAssistant Coach9University of Texas–Pan American (1990)
Tommy NicholsonAssistant Coach3University of Texas at Austin (2006)

Schedule
Legend
 Texas win
 Texas loss
 Postponement
BoldTexas team member
2015 Texas Longhorns Baseball Game Log[3]
Regular Season
Post-Season
Big 12 Tournament
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Tournament Record
May 20Texas TechONEOK Field • Tulsa, OKW 2-1French (4-3)Smith (6-5)27-251-0
May 21BaylorONEOK Field • Tulsa, OKW 4-3Culbreth (4-4)Tolson (3-8)28-252-0
May 23BaylorONEOK Field • Tulsa, OKW 4-0Mayes (2-4)Kay (3-4)29-253-0
May 24Oklahoma StateONEOK Field • Tulsa, OKW 6-3French (5-3)Reed (3-2)Bellow (5)4,97630-254-0
NCAA Dallas Regional
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Regional Record
May 29Oregon State#30Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXL 4-5Church (1-)Bellow (3-2)Hickey (11)2,64330-260-1
May 31Dallas Baptist#30Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXL 1-8Taylor (7-1)Culbreth (4-5)3,24230-270-2

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Rankings
See also: 2015 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final 
Coaches' 6 6* 6* 12 17 16 12 19  
Baseball America 10 10 9 14 22 21 19  
Collegiate Baseball^ 7 12 11 15 17 14 10 23 30  
NCBWA† 6 9 8 13 16 14 11 18 25  
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References
  1. "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. "Official Baseball Roster". Texas Longhorns. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  3. "2015 Baseball Schedule". Texas Longhorns. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
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